Description
Jamie Oliver’s green bean salad combines crisp beans with zesty lemon and herbs for a refreshing Mediterranean-inspired dish. Perfect for summer gatherings, this recipe offers a light and flavorful side you’ll want to share with friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) green beans, trimmed
- 2 oz (57 g) goat cheese
- ½ head radicchio, sliced into strips
- 2 tbsps chopped walnuts
- 2 tbsps sliced almonds
- ¼ cup tarragon
- Scant ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
- Honey Mustard Dressing, for drizzling
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Blanching: Boil salted water and plunge green beans for two minutes, maintaining their emerald color and crisp profile. Transfer immediately to ice water bath, cooling for 15 seconds before draining and patting dry.
- Vegetable Preparation: Gently combine radicchio and onion in a mixing bowl, creating a vibrant base for the salad. Drizzle sauce and fold in cooled green beans, ensuring uniform flavor distribution.
- Plating and Garnishing: Elegantly arrange dressed salad on serving plate, strategically sprinkling crumbled goat cheese across the surface. Scatter a medley of chopped walnuts and almonds for textural complexity.
- Final Touch: Delicately adorn with fresh tarragon leaves, additional sauce drizzle, and a whisper of flaky sea salt. Serve promptly to capture the salad’s dynamic flavors and pristine vegetable integrity.
Notes
- Blanch Perfectly: Cook green beans exactly 2 minutes to maintain bright color and crisp texture, preventing overcooking and mushiness.
- Chill Quickly: Immediately transfer beans to ice water to stop cooking process and lock in vibrant green color and fresh crunch.
- Dress Strategically: Gently fold sauce and ingredients to ensure even coating without bruising delicate vegetables or breaking bean structure.
- Serve Immediately: Present salad right after preparation to enjoy maximum crispness, flavor intensity, and optimal temperature of ingredients.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 15mg